I don't think so. Most people don't come back and keep saying over and over again what great heroes they are. When my Dad died, I found his medals and newspaper clippings. He never talked about it. He was in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
I don't believe if Kerry did find a way to put himself in for medals, it cheapens eveyone else's medals. There's always some who takes advantage of a situation.
I'm sure there were a lot of brave men that never got a medal. Some volunteered for more than one tour of duty.
I respect your service and everyone else's.
Very, very true. Whenever I've had the priviledge to speak with combat veterans, they're almost always humble, and even self-effacing about their service. Whether Kerry's heroism is authentic or not, his bragging about his heroism is in poor taste.
Oh, and his voting record kind of stinks, too...